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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1949
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text mentions factory workers and supplies with scattered names and items. Unable to determine a clear event, date, or location. the readable elements suggest a local goods or personnel note but lack coherent facts for a full summary.
Unclear OCR text describes a hospital related event with names and places garbled. Readable elements suggest a medical facility or visit, but essential details are absent. The fragment implies a note about people and a schedule or occurrence at a hospital setting.
Local column lists funeral notices and obituaries for residents including Mrs Avoe Cahill from Horsham, Tagleton air hostess, and families noting January and February dates. Entries mention funeral directors, solemn rites, and memory notices for spouses and parents with dates in the late 1940s.
A damaged OCR summary records a musical event at Clear Lake with Dr. C. D. Hair and EJ of Clear Lake among organizers. Duane Whalf and J. W. Guest are listed with Mrs. Earle Eld and others performing phono solos and miscellaneous acts in a local entertainment night.
Fragmentary text appears from a tennis item listing names and odds. The readable parts mention McBaim, White, Marah P, Neighbous, Edward, and Hamptow with unclear context and no coherent event or results available.
Obituaries record the passing of Mrs. Barwell and Mrs. Kiefel with funeral services led by Rev. J. Wade at Horsham Methodist and Green Lake Cemeteries. Also noted are the deaths of Eldridge infant, Wilfred James Dellar, and a list of mourners, pallbearers, and funeral arrangements by Hutcheson & Son.
Gan Huul, senior football coach New Gough, arrived yesterday from Melbourne. Hull, 32, tall and well built, began with Richmond in 1916 under Percy Bentley and played 106 games in the first eighteen. He served in wartime, then joined Port Adelaide for three years before moving to Adelaide and ending with Morahan. He is described as a versatile all rounder able to cover key posts and a strong left foot. He begins work with the Horsham side yesterday with the Winnick Frosh Posts Co.
A garbled December Digest from San Welles reports car shortages and a cryptic incident near Rasda. The piece mentions welding on an obscure project, a plane encounter, and minimal motion in the country, with references to Minsk, Moscow, and a border dash at low altitude. The text is fragmented and difficult to decipher, but hints at transport scarcity and odd aviation notes.
Fr. Coughlin longtime parish priest and diocesan archivist in Ballarat died after a stroke in Horsham. Born Ennis Ireland he served western Victoria towns including Ararat Maryborough Inglewood Donald and Horsham, compiled parish histories, built a new Catholic School, and influenced local church foundations. Interment today at Horsham Cemetery after Requiem Mass. Survivors include siblings in Chicago Perth USA Eire and Cohuna.
Settler RL Brier began five years ago to reclaim 3000 acres of arid South Australia. With 1700 acres converted to green productive soil and 240 into feed paddocks, he and scientists expect the land to yield sheep and crops within years. advances in soil revival and chemical treatments are shown as experts push toward a new agricultural frontier.
A cricket A grade turf game opened with a Missouri college venue host. Dutt and Watts forged a productive partnership that propelled the entry while tailenders’ late efforts heightened the drama. Strong names such as Konner Patwards Gyles Huminity and others feature across the scorecard.
In the Wimmera wheat contest Fred Dahlenburg of Dahlen secured the top yield at 65 bushels per acre with Pinnacle. Other winners included Plumivte and Magnet entries. the event offered prizes of £30 and recognized regional crops across eastern, central, and western Wimmera districts.
In a brisk Sunny Side match, Ex-Servicemen bowled out for a modest total as Kerr and Gardner led a tight bowling show. Merv Kerr and Franke starred for the Ex-Servicemen, while CW pressed hard, but poor batting limited their chances.
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